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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:37 PM Original message |
Climate change. Hot or cold, wet or dry, has it affected you this year yet? |
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Blashyrkh (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Brisbane, Australia. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. So you're saying you finally got rain? I heard parts of AUS have been |
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Blashyrkh (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Yeah, this has been the wettest week I've seen for at least 12 months, if not longer. |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. YES |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. No frogs? I agree with the different patterns. I have a tree that's had |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Are you kidding? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Wow. I'm sorry for you. A hurricane would have helped in an odd way. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I forgot to mention: no rain in the forecast. |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. 9600 feet Colorado mountains, geraniums and clematis still blooming! |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Nice weather - Sept 2 deg warmer than last year |
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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. We had 88 degrees |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Ah! A question! Do leaves turn colors because of rain or heat or cold? |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Leaves turn color because of the amount of sunlight. As sunlight diminishes plants start storing |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That makes perfect sense. |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Actually increased rain (at least what I have noticed here) tends to |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. For crying out loud, what's the reason? I'm begging you! |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Do! Google it and you will get a bunch of NPS and USFS employees |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. Unusually mild summer, wet fall. SW Washington. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. We hit a new category for drought - exceptional! |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Doesnt it seem weird that the high temps are across the board? |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yes, and here the leaves aren't turning the colors of fall. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. hotter, drier |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. Hard to differentiate random occurances from those caused by climate change. |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. Not sure that our weather is due to climate change. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
24. We were using air conditioning two days ago, now it's 49 and dropping. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. Drought in NC |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. yes I know.... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. One Cat 5 hurricane swiped us |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. Upstate NY - was in the 80s this week, really low on rain |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. Drought in GA ravaged my garden, and I can't wash my car or I'll be out $1,000. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. An excellent summer that lasted into October |
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